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Equity Afia Opens 6 Additional Medical Centres in Support of Increasing Access to Primary Healthcare Services
Equity Afia has opened 6 additional medical centers in Ruai, Kariobangi, Lavington, Umoja, Kerugoya, and Nanyuki as part of efforts to increase access to quality and affordable healthcare services in Kenya.
The additional medical centers have been opened in line with Equity Afia’s goal to ensure the sustained improvement of the health and well-being of Kenyans by increasing access to and utilization of quality, affordable and standardized healthcare.
Commenting on the opening of the new facilities, Equity Group Chief Commercial Officer, Polycarp Igathe said, “The Equity Afia network continues to grow and we are happy to play a role in enhancing the quality of healthcare services accorded to Kenyans in all parts of the country.
Our medical facilities are comprehensive outpatient healthcare facilities that will offer primary, emergency, and specialized care to those we serve. We shall also champion health education through our entire network and leverage the expertise of our medics to promote positive health-seeking behavior.”
With the opening of the new facilities, Equity Afia, the medical franchise of Equity Group Foundation now has a network of 53 outpatient medical centers distributed across 19 counties in Kenya.
“Our mandate as a primary healthcare service provider is to offer quality and standardized healthcare services to all our clients and at affordable costs. Equity Afia contributes to the attainment of SDG 3 by ensuring that communities within which we operate lead healthy lives and that we promote well-being for all.
This is by reducing the financial risk caused by high costs of medical services and increasing access to safe, effective, quality, and essential medicines and primary care for all.” added Igathe
The Equity Afia medical centers, which were first launched in 2015 and have recorded 700,000 cumulative patient visits as of 2021, are managed by trained and qualified Medical Officers and Consultants who are alumni of the Equity Leaders Program (ELP).
The facilities are also well resourced and equipped to offer comprehensive outpatient services including consultation, emergency care, diagnostic services, pharmaceutical services, and specialist services including physiotherapy, minor outpatient surgery, nutrition counseling among others.
Also commenting on the opening of the facilities, Equity Afia Kariobangi Medical Officer-In-Charge, Dr. Anthony Kinyanjui said, “Our vision to become a key player and a top-of-mind medical service provider in Kenya is quickly coming to realization.
I am delighted that as alumni of ELP, we are working with other health sector players to impact lives positively by championing health education and promotion as well as access to healthcare services through the physical expansion of our network and through offering top of class medical services at affordable rates.”
Located in Ruai at Woodlands Plaza along Kangundo Road, in Kariobangi along Outering Road near Equity Bank, in Lavington on 3rd Floor Lavington Mall, in Umoja at Moi Drive – opposite PCEA Umoja1, in Nanyuki at Nanyuki Business Centre along Nyeri- Nanyuki Road and in Kerugoya on 1st Floor Anchor Plaza along Hospital Road, the 6 medical centers are strategically located for ease and convenience of access.
About Equity Afia
Equity Afia (EQA) was established in 2015 under the Equity Group Foundation’s (EGF) health pillar. The goal of Equity Afia is to ensure the sustained improvement of the health and well-being of Kenyans by increasing access to utilization of quality, affordable and standardized healthcare.
The Equity Afia medical centers are fully-fledged multi-specialty centers offering outpatient medical care services such as general consultation, specialized clinics, dental, optical, dermatological, pediatric, and nutrition services, among others, and are supported by ultra-modern laboratories and in-house pharmacies that stock quality, generic and branded drugs.
Equity Afia has instituted a rollout plan of setting up and operationalizing more outpatient health facilities over the next few years. These will be distributed across the country to ensure presence and coverage in each county.
Equity Afia Network
No. | Medical Center Locations | County
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1. | 1 Umoja- Moi Drive – Opposite PCEA Umoja
2 Lavington- Lavington Mall, 3rd Floor, James Gichuru Road 3 Kariobangi – Along Outering Road, Near Equity Bank 4 Ruai-Woodlands Plaza, Equity Bank building along Kangundo Road 5 Mountain Mall – Thika Road 2nd Floor Mountain Mall Building 6 Pangani – Goodwill Building Ground Floor-Agoi Road, Pangani Shopping Centre 7 Ngong Road – KISM Towers, 1st Floor, Ngong Road, near Prestige Mall 8 South B – Vumira House, 1st Floor, Mchumbi Road, South B Shopping Centre 9 Upperhill – KMA Centre, Ground floor Mara road 10 Langata – Freedom Heights Mall, 4th Floor Along Langata Road 11 Imara Daima – Villa Franca Shopping Centre, Cosmas Ndeti Road 12 Kasarani – Near Naivas Supermarket, Opposite Vision Plaza 13 Buruburu – The Point Mall, Rabai Road, Next to Naivas Supermarket 14 Kayole – Pinnacle Business Centre, Spine Road, Next to Equity Bank, Kayole Branch 15 Kawangware – Alingo Plaza Ground and First Floor on Naivasha Road 16 Kahawa West – Glory House, Kahawa Station Road, Opposite Kamiti Maximum Prison 17 Utawala – 1st Floor Eunrobe Plaza, Opposite Administration police training Along Eastern-Bypass 18 Embakasi – Tassia Estate, Along Fedha Road near Tumaini Supermarket 19 Biashara Street – Laxmi Plaza, 4th Floor, Biashara Street, Nairobi |
Nairobi
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2. | 20 Githurai – Charma House, 2nd-floor Ngumba Road next to Equity Bank 21 Limuru – Gitungo House Ground floor Kiambu Road, Opposite Naivas 22 Kikuyu – 1st Floor Live well House,Along Kikuyu -Nderi road, Kikuyu 23 Thika – 80 West Place building, opposite Tuskys Chania Supermarket 24 Ruiru – Lilly House, Mathigu Road, Ruiru 25 Kiambu – Pongezi Plaza, Along Biashara Street, Opposite Kangangi Market 26 Ruaka – Equity Afia building next to Delta petrol station, Limuru road 27 Eastern Bypass at Kamakis – Premier Northpark Mall along the Eastern Bypass 28 Juja – Kalimoni Highwayview Plaza, Ground Floor, Near Juja Bridge |
Kiambu
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3. | 29 Ongata Rongai – 1st Floor Siron Place, Magadi Road, Ongata Rongai
30 Kitengela – Maasai Discovery building along Nairobi-Namanga Highway 31 Ngong – Ngong Heights along Ngong Road 32 Kiserian – Mathathi Business Centre Opposite Lake Oil Petrol Station. |
Kajiado
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4. | 33 Muranga – ECN Building along Uhuru Street
34 Kenol – Mbotco Plaza, First Floor along Kenol Sagana Road |
Muranga
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5. | 35 Karatina – The trade centre 2nd floor along Railway road
36 Nyeri – Kang’aru Annex, Kimathi way-Nyeri |
Nyeri
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6. | 37 Meru at Makutano – Along Meru-Maua Road, near Meru school, Makutano | Meru
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7. | 38 Kitui – C House, 2nd Floor, Kitui-Kibwezi Road opp. Maguna Supermarket | Kitui
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8. | 39 Syokimau – Teko Shell, Syokimau Service Station, Shop B, 3rd Floor next to Naivas Supermarket, Msa Road
40 Matuu – 3rd Floor A1 Plaza along KC Road, Matuu 41 Machakos – 2nd floor of Kiamba Mall, Machakos CBD |
Machakos
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9. | 42 Naivasha – Lemacy Building 1st Floor, behind Biashara Plaza along Mbaria Kaniu
Road, Naivasha 43. Nakuru – Rasma Plaza, Oginga Odinga Street |
Nakuru
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10. | 44. Mombasa – Romollas Building, 3rd Floor, Magongo Road and Airport road junction, adjacent to Shell petrol station | Mombasa
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11. | 45 Kakamega – Walia Business centre near kakamega Police Station along Kakamega- Kisumu Highway | Kakamega
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12. | 46 Kisumu – Kondele Business Centre, next to Shivling supermarket, Kisumu
Kakamega Road |
Kisumu
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13. | 47 Kitale – Parkview towers 3rd Floor Along Moi avenue street | TransNzoia
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14. | 48 Kisii – Ouru Complex, 3rd floor Kisii-Kisumu Highway | Kisii
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15. | 49 Marsabit – 2nd floor Total plaza -total petrol station | Marsabit
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16. | 50 Lodwar – Kanamkemer -along Robert Junction-Catholic Road opposite
Emojong Hardware |
Turkana
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17 | 51 Eldoret – 1st floor of Faulu Building along Uganda Road | Uasin Gishu |
18 | 52 Nanyuki – Nanyuki Business Centre, Nyeri-Nanyuki Road, opposite Toyota Kenya | Laikipia |
19 | 53 Kerugoya – Anchor Plaza, 1st Floor Hospital Road
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Kirinyaga |
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